All of your favorite clicks and commands are right where they should be. There is nothing quite as confusing as going to open your underwear drawer and suddenly all of your power tools have made their way in there - nothing like that has happened in this new update to Cubase. That said, though, you can breathe a sigh of relief in this particular case as everything from the loading splash screen to the recently opened projects list to the blank template screen itself is just how it has (almost) always been. It is perfectly within the realm of possibility to be worried about a company making major changes to the user interface - we have seen it done many times in the past and I am sure we will continue to see it in the future as companies continue to grow and shift and change according to what the industry needs and what their target demographic is asking for. If you are upgrading from Cubase 10 or 10.5, or from a version even earlier than those two, will be happy to find out that visually the digital audio workstation looks nearly identical to what you have been used to. As of November 11, 2020, Cubase 11 is live across the entire line of Cubase products, available in Pro, Artist, and Elements editions, with each edition tailored to your budget and the needs of your project. With every update the digital audio workstation becomes more accessible than the previous iteration, and people who are on the fence on which DAW to pick may be drawn in by some of the new features available in Cubase 11. In an industry that has been somewhat dominated by Apple’s Logic and Avid’s Pro Tools (often deemed as the “industry standard” and a requirement at most major studios and production houses), Steinberg Media’s Cubase has emerged as a favorite among aspiring and professional composers alike, and has even crept into the studios of mainstream metal producers. Sure enough when the date rolled around rumors started surfacing, features were teased and blogged about, and finally Steinberg themselves made the official announcement of the release of Cubase 11.

The folks at Steinberg have established somewhat of an update release schedule over the past few years, a schedule that held true on the launch of Cubase 10 and the ensuing 10.5 update, leading people to narrow down an expected date of the release of Cubase 11.

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